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Autore |
Walraven Klaas van <1958-> |
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Titolo |
The yearning for relief [[electronic resource] ] : a history of the Sawaba movement in Niger / / by Klaas van Walraven |
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Leiden ; ; Boston, : Brill, 2013 |
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ISBN |
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1-299-15486-7 |
90-04-24575-8 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (996 p.) |
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Collana |
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Afrika-Studiecentrum series ; ; v. 25 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Government, Resistance to - Niger |
Decolonization - Niger |
Political parties - Niger |
Electronic books. |
Niger History Autonomy and independence movements |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Prologue: Historicising Sawaba -- Part I. Deliverance, conquered and lost -- The rise of the UDN, 1946-1957 -- To revolutionary supremacy, March 1957-May 1958 -- The challenge of the Fifth Republic -- A referendum -- Declining fortunes -- Part II. Preparing for relief -- Going underground, 1958-1961 -- Building to undermine, 1959-1962 -- Repression, dissension, and the road to arms -- Training cadres and commandos, 1958-1969 -- Part III. Fighting for deliverance -- Infiltrations, 1960-1964 -- Regime responses, 1962-1964 -- Guerrilla war, July-December 1964 -- Guerrilla war, 1965-1966 -- The road of honour: the destruction of a social movement, 1965-1974 -- Epilogue: Aftermath and memory. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The Sawaba movement and its rebellion in Niger are a totally neglected subject. Klaas van Walraven traces this story from a social history perspective, placing an entire generation of activists, removed from the official record, back into mainstream Nigérien history. Representing a genuine social movement, Sawaba formed Niger’s first autonomous government under French suzerainty. Overthrown by the Gaullists and persecuted, it attempted a comeback with a guerrilla campaign (1960- |
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1966), which ended in failure and led to the movement’s destruction. The Yearning for Relief – based on numerous interviews with survivors and a vast range of archival sources, including France’s secret service – is essential reading for the reappraisal of Niger’s history and the role of militant nationalist movements in the decolonisation of French West Africa. |
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